Police arrested 282 people in Malaysia during a nationwide crackdown on online gambling and unlicensed lottery operations, seizing RM32,149 in cash. The operation, dubbed Ops Dadu Khas, ran for two days from October 31 to November 1 and involved raids at 201 business premises across the country, including Sabah and Sarawak. Investigators carried out 201 raids, including 108 premises linked to online gambling and 93 tied to unlicensed public lottery operations. The 282 arrested were aged between 20 and 65, comprising 229 men and 53 women. Of those detained, 223 were Malaysians and 59 were foreign nationals from Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal and Bangladesh, who had been employed by local syndicates. Police also seized electronic devices and equipment believed used in the illegal operations, including tablets, mobile phones and mobile printers. Officers said preliminary investigations identified syndicates operating under names including Winbox and Alibaba. All those arrested were remanded for between one and four days to assist investigations and help identify the masterminds behind the activities. Police added that further probes will be conducted under Malaysia’s AMLA money-laundering framework, with gambling offences described as potential predicate offences for money laundering investigations. Officers said they would also recommend disconnecting electricity supplies to all 201 premises after investigations are completed under the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953. The suspects allegedly used a shifting model, moving between premises to evade detection while running operations online. The investigation remains ongoing as police continue intensifying enforcement against all forms of unlicensed gambling.